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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Leatherheads
11-5 98.7
88.32
 
VS
proj
Tundra Rose
96.08 12-4
92.97

Leatherheads brush off predictions, defeat Tundra Rose in 98.70-96.08 squeaker

Leatherheads showed up and beat expectations, eking out a 98.70-96.08 win over Tundra Rose. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as Leatherheads led 98.70-77.68 heading into Sunday night. Tundra Rose made it close behind James Conner, who racked up 120 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (18 points), and DeAndre Hopkins, who caught one pass for 4 yards (0.4). Leatherheads were led by DeVonta Smith (23.3 points) and Saquon Barkley (19.3). This marks the second time this season Leatherheads have taken down Tundra Rose, after falling 101.38-73.04 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  Leatherheads   Tundra Rose

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 8 passes for 113 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Cowboys, Smith scored 23.3 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 8.77-point projection and was much higher than his 8.84-point season scoring average. Smith ranks #45 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Saints next week.
DeVonta Smith

Top Player Comparison

Leatherheads
Points
% of total points 98.7
1
DeVonta Smith
WR
23.3
8.77
23.6%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
19.3
13.4
19.6%
3
DJ Moore
WR
15.1
7.47
15.3%
4
Geno Smith
QB
13.2
18.86
13.4%
Tundra Rose
Points
% of total points 96.08
1
Josh Allen
QB
24.98
24.07
26%
2
Brett Maher
K
18
8.56
18.7%
3
James Conner
RB
18
11.93
18.7%
4
Evan Engram
TE
11.3
5.74
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Saquon Barkley had a 27-yard touchdown run for Leatherheads, while DJ Moore had a 47-yard catch, helping Leatherheads to a 98.70-72.78 lead.
Sunday Night
James Conner had a 22-yard touchdown run for Tundra Rose, who trailed 98.70-96.08 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Leatherheads   Tundra Rose

Game Notes

Leatherheads got the W even though only four of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Despite five of their nine starters scoring more than their points projection, Tundra Rose lost.
Leatherheads put up more points than their season scoring average (93.32) while Tundra Rose fell short of theirs (99.14).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
Tundra Rose ranked 3rd in the league in points scored this week, while Leatherheads put up the 2nd-best score.
The matchup's 2.62-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The defeat concludes a streak of two consecutive wins for Tundra Rose.
Leatherheads moves to (2-3) in close games this season, while Tundra Rose falls to (0-1).
A bright spot in the loss, Josh Allen (24.98 points) posted the second-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Leatherheads
Football is all about exploiting the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by royally dominating Tundra Rose at the wide receiver position (41.1 points to 6.3).
Tundra Rose
Well, we can't really whine about a lack of opportunities this time, can we? Our four pass-catchers (three WR and one TE) collectively got a hearty 35 targets in Week 16. With only 18 total catches, this group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.